Vending-machine.



J. H. POPP.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, |915.

l ,21 9,662 v Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY 1 H. PoPP. VENDING MACHINE.

, MfPLlCATION FILED SEPT. 14. 1916.

Patend Mar.20,1917

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INVENTOR WITNESSES JULIUs H. Por?, orHAvEN, italians.`

VENDINGr-MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

, Application filed September 14, 1916. Serial No. 120,145.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, JUL1Us-H. P oPP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Haven, in thecounty of Reno and -State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to a coin controlled machine of the vending type and the principal o ject of the invention is to provide a machine which may be connected with a ,pump for dispensing gasolene or other ,'liquids, the attachment normally locking the plunger of the pump against vertical movement and temporarily permitting vertical movement lof the pump plunger when a coin isinsterted. Another object of the *invention is to so construct this device that it may be conl 2G .nexted With pumps already in use.

construct this attachment that when moved to an inpileratiwie position, the plunger may be raised for a limited extent and then lowered, it hein impossible to move the plunger with s ort reciprocating movements after inserting" a coin.

Another object of the Iinvention is to sol nothe object of the invention is to so construct this device that after the coin'has released the locking mechanlsm, it will dropV into a` coin receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide Va device of the character described which will be very etlicient in operation but which at the same time will be comparatively simple in structure.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure 1 lis vertical sectional view through the device, y.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the 'machine taken along the line 2--26f Fig. 1,'

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the machine taken at 4right angles `to the View in Fig. 1.

4 4 of Fig. 3.

The housing 10 is provided in its bottomV with an opening 11 which registers with an opening 12 inthe upper wall ofthe receptacle 13 inwhich the money drawer 14 y is'mounted so at coins may drop from the 05 slide 15 into the money drawer.' This slide 15.is slidably mounted ,upon the 'track 16 and is provided with side notches 17 in which the coin will lit. When the slide is moved inwardly by means-'of the plunger if 1S, normally held in an extended position 60 by the spring 19, the coin after operating 'the Ilatching mechanism to move the Same Vto a releasing positlon, dro s into the coin drawer and when the latchi g mechanism is carried upwardly, the plunger and coin carrier will return to the original position.

AA rack har 20 extends vertically in the housing 10 and is provided ywvith rack teeth 2l and 22 which extend inlopposite directions, the rack teeth 21 preventing raising 70 of the pump lockingr slide and the teeth preventing lowering of the pump locking slide. This slide 23 is provided with arms 24 which extend -up0n opposite sides of the rack bar 20 and further carries a hood 25 75 provided with side arms 26 which extend upon opposite sides of the rack bar above the arms 24. Latches 27 and 28 are pivotal'ly lmounted between the arms 24 and are connected by means of the links 29, the links being pivotally connected with the latch 27 and pivotally and slidably connectedwith the' latch 28` as clearly shown in' Fig. l. Springs 30 and 31 are provided to yieldably hold the llatches in an operative position, the 4spring 30 being stronger. than the spring 31 so that when the device is in the position'shown in Fig. 1, the latch 27 will be in an operative position and the latch 28 in an inoperative position. It' should 90 be noted that the latch 27 is provided with a handle 32vextending into the slot 11 so that when the plunger 18 is moved inwardly7 the 'coin placed in the groove 17 of the coin carrier 1'5, will engage this latch and swing 95. the sameto,an inoperative position thus permitting the fork 33 to drop of its own weight and engage the pin 311 and releasablyhold the latch 27 out of engagement with the rack bar. The spring 31 will then move the latch 28 into engagement with the rack bar and prevent the slide 23 from movingl downwardly. A hook 35 is connected with one of the arms 24 of this slide and `when the carrying block 15 is moved inwardly, will engagethe block and'hold it in tlhe adjusted posi tion until the slide has'hecn i raised.y It will thus be seen that with this construction, the pumpV locking slide will be releasably held against vertical movemex.v "lo under normal conditions and that when the v coin is inserted and the plunger moved inwardly, the locking mechanism Will'- be shifted and the slide but the slide .isl downwardly upon the rack bar by the latch 28 until the handle of the fork 33 strikes the adjustable abutment :B6 mounted upon the rod 37. The fork will then be swung out of engagement with 'the pin Selandfthe latch? will be released thus permitting the spring 30 to return the mechanism tothe position shown in Fig. l. i

lVhe'n in use, this coin controlled device is vconnected with the pump standand the pump shaft 38 which is in the form of a rack bar willbe connected with the slide.

. It very often happens that aperson .desiring to purchase gasolene will find the store- 20 closed and he'is then unableito obtain the necessary supply. With this device, this is overcome, as the purchaser can operate the machine himself without losstov the storekeeper. It is simply necessary to place' the necessary coin in the chute 39 andthen push, 'the plunger 18 inwardly which will operate the coin controlled mechanism thus releas-.

ing the )elmo and permitting the pump shaft to be /o/perated, by means of a suitable 'cran'ln The pump shaft will be raised until the-fork..y 33 strikes the abutment 36 landwill thenbe' e lowered. It `will be impossible to lraise 'the pump shaft' a short distance and then lower it and raise it again as the constructure prevents this. Therefore the machine can only lbe operated once thus preventing the purchaser from obtaining more gasolene than; is intended for the amount inserted` The'v amount given for a ceitain coin can be con-a trolled by adjustment of the` abutment 36 and therefore as the price of gasolene `va-l. ries, the quantity given can be varied accordiiigly `by simply adjusting the abutment. e lVhat is claimed is y l.' A coin controlled device coinprisinga housing having an openingv yin thebottom l thereof, a. coin 'carrier slidably mounted in the openingg'a rack bar positioned insaid and provided with teeth `extend-v ing in opposite directionsfaslide loosely;

housing,

mounted in said housing and providedwith arms upon opposite sides of saidv rack bar,

,inentioiiedflatcm a fork latches pivotally inounted'between thearms: alternately e yielda-blyheld in vengagement with the teeth of the rack bar,. links pivotally connected Withr.v

y pivotallyand slid-` f ably engaging the second latcli,ltheiirstl mentioned latch being extended-.to provide .the path of move-,U`

and adapted to be one of said latches and a handle extending into ment of a coin carried bythe coin, cai'rier, pinseXtend-ing beyond the sides ofl the iii-st pivotally connected With the arms of said slide and extending,

to engage said pins when the first mentioned permitted to be raised prevented from moving ing said fork to release the first mentioned j latch when the slide has benmoved uptive position, the second latch thereupon beingyieldably `held in engagement with the teeth of the rack bar, and means for shift- Wardly) to a predetermined p int.v

2. A coin controlled device o'f the character described comprising a hoiising, a coin holder movably mounted in said housing, a rack bar in said housing provided with oppositelv extending teeth, a locking slide loosely mounted in said housing and providedv with arms extending upon opposite sides of said rack bar, latches pivotally connected with the arms of said slide and adapted to be alternately yieldably held in engagement with lthe teeth of said `rack bar, linlis pivotally connected with one of said latches and slidablv connected with the second latch, one. of the latches being extended into the path of movement of the coin holder for, engagement by a coin carried thereby, a drop fork for engaging the first mentioned latch to releasably hold the same in an inoperative position and permit the second latch to move into engagement With the teeth of the rack bar, and means for moving said drop fork to release the latch engaged thereby when thevslide has been moved to a predetermined height upon said rack bar. f- Q, .v

3.A A coin controlled 'device of the character described comprising a "housing, a rack bar in said housing, a` locking slide in said-housingextending upon opposite sides of said 'rack bar, latches pivotally connected With said slide,A links pivotally connected with one latch and slidably connected With-the second latch, resilient means yieldably holding the' first mentioned latchin engagement With the teeth of the rack bar, resilient 4means of lessl strength than the to yieldably hold the second latch in engagement with the rack bar, means for releasably holdingthe first mentioned latchoutof engagement With the rackabar to permit the second latch to move yinto engagement therewith, and a coin carrier mounted in opera'- tive relation to the rst mentioned latch wherebythe coin carried thereby jinay move the; first mentioned latch out "of an operative vposition.

I i 4; A coin controlled device ofhth'echar.-

f acter described comprisinO ahousing, if rack ybar'in said housing, a loc ring slidemovably mounted ink said housing for lmovementk alongs'aid rack-bar, latches' carried by saidv 125` I'L'slide', springs carriedI by fgagingvsaid ""latclies,:linksI pivotally connected: with one" laitchy andv slidably conf Anectedwithfthe secon-d latch, means carried said slide and enby said slide for. eleasably holding the first mentioned latch in on inoperative position lio permitJ the 'slicle to move upwardly upon the moli bor7 a lcoin carrier mounted in opez'etive relation to the rst mentioned latch whereby the coin. `eziiiieil thereby may movey the First mentioned latch to an inoperative position, and means 'oi moving the latch holding means to' release the first mentioned latch when the slide is moved tof i pielellen mined point upon the rack bor.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. .TULTUS H. POP?.

Witnesses: y

GUSTAN BELT, .lomos Pong Si. 

